@promptzero.bsky.socialThe company selling the chips says AI is a climate win. Oh wait, a recent report says its indirect emissions are up 725% since 2020.
Claims are free. Emissions aren't.
We can't stop the spin, but we can make AI say less. Show them it's what we want.
@promptzero.bsky.socialAmazon says its data centers use just 0.5% of US industrial water. Sounds tiny, right?
But that's the water in the building, not the water behind the electricity. Every watt comes with a water bill.
Cutting one cuts the other. Use AI built to say less.
@promptzero.bsky.socialEveryone's celebrating that AI keeps getting cheaper. Cool.
But ol' Jevon says cheaper means more of it. Efficiency only counts if somebody actually uses less.
Tell your AI to say less.
@promptzero.bsky.socialGoogle is about to launch AI chips into orbit — solar panels, a rocket, all of it — because that's easier than a shorter answer.
We can't roll our eyes hard enough. Want an efficient LLM instead? We're here, and we promise to stay on Earth.
@promptzero.bsky.socialThe UN benchmarked 200 tech companies. Telecoms cut emissions 11% over four years. Same stretch, AI and cloud hit 239% of 2020 levels.
So ... it's possible. Somebody just has to want to.
Right now that somebody is us. Shorter answers cost nothing.
